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Apr 17 • 14 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
Until yesterday, the Biden Administration's "Plan for Countering Domestic Terrorism" was classified.

Now, thanks to @DNIGabbard, it's public.

It's a roadmap for left-wing ideological warfare. đź§µ Image
In June 2021, the Biden admin released its public strategy for "countering domestic terrorism."

In a lawsuit, @America1stLegal discovered that there was a separate, classified version of that plan.

But the private version wasn't public—until now.
This was written in the early months of the Biden presidency. But it lays out, in detail, exactly what they would go on to do—and how they justified it.

By adopting the framework of "domestic terrorism" (DT), they could effectively treat their critics as enemies of the state.
What's remarkable about the document is that it's an explicitly ideological vision. Its scope extends far beyond criminal violence—it encompasses online speech, education, gun control, even election participation.

It's a strategy to suppress not just individuals, but IDEAS. Image
The plan lays out a four-pillar strategy:

1) Understand and Share DT-Related Information
2) Prevent DT Recruitment and Mobilization to Violence
3) Disrupt and Deter DT Activity
4) Confront Long-Term Contributors to DT

That's a lot of jargon. Here's what it actually means. Image
Pillar One is information-sharing—that's the "whole-of-government" strategy in practice. They wanted every arm of the government to be a partner in this.

Remember, when this document refers to "domestic terrorism" (DT), we know what they mean—because they publicly told us: Image
Pillar Two is preventing "recruitment" and "mobilization." In practice, this meant mobilizing the security state to censor and suppress right-wingers.

We know this, because it was detailed in the thousands of pages of documents we unearthed when I sued the Biden admin in 2021. Image
The plan lays out the roadmap for how the Biden administration would partner with powerful "third-party" actors—Big Tech, left-wing NGOs, anti-"hate" groups, etc—to implement this censorship regime.

I explained exactly how that system worked here:
Pillar Three is about transforming the mission of the security state to place a higher priority on prosecuting "domestic terrorism," and pushing for expanded power to pursue that agenda.

And that's what they did. In Biden's first year, the FBI more than doubled its DT caseload. Image
Once again, we know what "DT" meant, because we saw it in practice. Pro-life activists, parents, traditional Catholics, conservatives in the military—all were targets.

The plan goes so far as to discuss putting Americans with no ties to foreign terrorism on terror watchlists: Image
Pillar Four is just openly advocating for the entire federal government to become a vehicle for leftism. It calls for funding "civics education" to teach "action civics" (read: left-wing activism) and wielding law enforcement to "mitigate xenophobia and bias" in COVID policy. Image
Finally, as you can see above, it calls for a ban on "assault weapons and high-capacity magazines."

Once again, this was a preview of how they would operate—the Biden admin regularly used the specter of "domestic terror" as a pretext to push for crackdowns on gun rights. Image
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When it dropped in 2021, the public version of this "domestic terrorism" plan generated a huge backlash. It was the first time in U.S. history that a president had ever come out with a national plan to combat "domestic terrorism."

Even the hard-left ACLU came out against it. Image
But the private, internal one is worse. It's specific, direct, and doesn't hide behind vague, sweeping generalities.

When read in light of everything the Biden administration went on to do, their overarching goals are crystal clear.

We can never let this happen again. End đź§µ

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🚨 The Supreme Court just delivered a HUGE win on birthright citizenship.

But it's even bigger than that. They also reaffirmed that rogue district judges can't issue nationwide injunctions to stop President Trump from carrying out his agenda.

This is a big, big deal. đź§µ Image
This case wasn’t just about just about birthright citizenship—it was about the proper role of the courts in our political system.

I called this after oral arguments took place for the case last month: "Trump could be on the cusp of a big win."
Earlier this month, I also led a hearing on how far-left district court judges weaponized nationwide injunctions to make policy for the entire nation.

This has been a key piece of the Left's war on Trump's presidency. SCOTUS just dealt them a major blow.
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Don't look away.

This is who they are. đź§µ Image
Zohran Mamdani just won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City. He wants to:

• End cooperation with ICE
• End deportations of criminals
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...and much more.
Mamdani is an open left-wing revolutionary. Those are his words—not mine.

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Soros financed the mass migration crisis. Now he's mobilizing his army of illegal aliens and far-left activists to try to stop President Trump from ending it. đź§µ Image
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The Left wants to nationalize the riots in Los Angeles. On June 14th—the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army—they're planning to organize 1,500 "No Kings Day" protests across the country.

They call it a "nationwide day of defiance." Image
The organizing group, Indivisible, was founded in 2016 to fund, organize and mobilize anti-America and anti-Trump protests.

It has received more than $7.5 million from George Soros since 2017. Image
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This is how it always works.

The Right wins elections, and the Left pretends to magically rediscover the Constitution, the rule of law and free speech.

Don't fall for it. đź§µ Image
Last week, 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley gave a dramatic commencement speech warning that "our sacred rule of law is under attack. Journalism is under attack. Universities are under attack. Freedom of speech is under attack."

We've heard these lines a million times before. Image
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Today's corporate press has an extraordinary hero complex—they imagine themselves as fearless, courageous defenders of democracy and freedom, as brave as the boys on the beaches at D-Day, risking it all to fight tyranny.

They want us to believe they're "speaking truth to power."
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The Hur audio makes unavoidable what free thinking Americans had known—for most (all) of his four years, Joe Biden was mentally incapable of serving as President.

It's why I was the first Senator to call for the 25th Amend.

The deeper question—who was running our country? 🧵
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Its content was exactly what we all expected.

He couldn't string sentences together. He had no idea of some of the most important dates in his life. He was a sad, confused old man.

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🚨 SCOTUS just heard arguments on President Trump's birthright citizenship order.

This case is big. It isn't just about birthright citizenship—it's about the limits of how rogue judges can use nationwide injunctions.

My prediction: Trump could be on the cusp of a big win. đź§µ Image
Solicitor General John Sauer (who was my Solicitor General back in my AG days) argued for President Trump. Right out of the gate, multiple liberal justices were swinging for his head, but they could never land the critical blow on Teflon John.
While birthright citizenship is the subject matter of the "merits," SCOTUS is more likely to address a critical procedural question and dodge the merits.

That question: Can courts issue nationwide injunctions or must courts address questions of group relief in class actions?
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